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February 11, 2021

An alternative to Deliveroo and Just Eat: Food ordering app Flipdish raises €40m

The Irish startup helps restaurants avoid the high commissions of delivery apps.


Amy Lewin

5 min read

Credit: Kirsty TG, Unsplash

Restaurants and delivery platforms have something of a difficult relationship. Restaurants hate the platform’s commission fees, which can be as high as 30%, but love (and need) online orders — especially during lockdowns. 

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Flipdish founders, brothers Conor and James McCarthy
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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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